Palettes / Colors / #126830
#126830 — Deep Green
#126830 is a green color we call Deep Green, closest to the named color ForestGreen (#228B22). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: forestgreen (#228B22) — not an exact match. CSS forestgreen gives you #228B22, a different color; use #126830 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#126830 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #68124A; it also sits naturally between #1F6812 and #12685B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #126830 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 18, 104, 48 |
| HSL | 141°, 70%, 24% |
| HSV | 141°, 83%, 41% |
| CMYK | 83%, 0%, 54%, 59% |
| XYZ | 5.73, 10.24, 4.47 |
| Yxy | 10.24, 0.2804, 0.5009 |
| CIE-Lab | 38.27, -37.85, 24.58 |
| Hunter Lab | 32.00, -22.68, 12.85 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 7% · Green 41% · Blue 19%
Cyan 83% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 54% · Key 59%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #126830
.text { color: #126830; }
.background { background-color: #126830; }
.border { border: 3px solid #126830; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(18, 104, 48); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(141, 70%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #126830; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(18, 104, 48, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #126830; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(18, 104, 48, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#126830">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#126830">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #68124A:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 6.89:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 3.05:1 AA large only |
Best text color on #126830: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #126830
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #126830: ·
How #126830 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #126830 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #126830?
#126830 is Deep Green, a green color (RGB 18, 104, 48). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #126830?
#126830 is RGB 18, 104, 48 — HSL 141°, 70%, 24% — CMYK 83%, 0%, 54%, 59%.
What colors go with #126830?
Its complement is #68124A; analogous partners are #1F6812 and #12685B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #126830 for text?
White text on #126830 has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.05:1.